Midwest BankCentre · 10 hours ago
VP, Commercial Lender - CED
St. Louis City County, MO
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
5+ years expMidwest BankCentre is focused on building community relationships and economic development. The VP, Commercial Lender will play a key role in fostering partnerships, supporting small businesses and non-profits, and ensuring compliance within the banking sector.
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Hiring Manager
Heather Sennott
Responsibilities
Ability to build, nurture and expand relationships with various community partners, not for profits, and pillar faith-based institutions and internal teams
Liaison between MBC and the external community serving as brand ambassador. Responsibilities may include external board work and management of niche advisory boards in the STL region
Ability to engage in dialogue with low to moderate income communities, small business owners and nonprofit leaders. Source opportunities then assess the risks and impacts from both the clients and the banks perspective for development and implementation of an overall client strategy. Understand and sell core services, i.e. mortgages, small business and consumer loans to meet the needs of clients
Strong leader, able to lead a dynamic team through guidance, metrics, and drive performance
Exceptional skills in the development of active referral sources from both the customer base and related industry professionals
Ability to support the vision of the CED team and demonstrate success against the short- and long-term goals and strategies of the division
Deep knowledge of banking to enable lending and create situations that look beyond traditional loan constructs to ensure community opportunity while balancing with internal credit risk appetite
Robust understanding of compliance and regulation in the space of banking and CED - CRA, HMDA
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree required, preferably in business, management, or finance
5 years of experience in banking or the financial industry
3 to 5 years of Commercial Lending experience
Demonstrate active listening and problem-solving skills
Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to easily engage others in positive dialogue one-on-one or in a group setting, and at all levels of the organization
Strong communication skills and IT fluency
Proven ability to think and act independently and the ability to work individually or as a member of a team
Skilled at prioritizing duties, working under time constraints, handling multiple tasks, and working independently while remaining flexible to changing priorities and assignments
Benefits
Community Focus: Be part of a community bank that values and actively supports the St. Louis area.
Competitive Compensation: We offer a comprehensive salary and benefits package.
Professional Growth: Opportunities for continuous learning and development.
Impactful Work: Play a key role in shaping the credit strategy and success of our organization.
Collaborative Culture: Work in a supportive and dynamic environment that values teamwork and innovation.
Company
Midwest BankCentre
Midwest BankCentre is a provider of banking services with enduring traditions and values.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$169M2025-10-16Debt Financing· $50M
2025-04-16Undisclosed· $0.48M
2021-06-07Debt Financing· $35M
Leadership Team
Kurt Andersen
Senior Vice President
Chris Imming
Regional President - Commercial Banking
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